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The rumor has circulated for a while, but it looks like Windows 9 will be available free to owners of Windows 8. That's according to Indonesian news site Detik.com, which has published a statement by Microsoft Indonesia's Andreas Diantoro seemingly confirming the news. According to a Google translation of the article, Diantoro said Windows 8 will "update automatically" to the new edition of the operating system when it releases.

According to the article Diantoro makes this claim regarding codename 'Threshold', which is believed to be Windows 9. Whether the upgrade will apply to owners of Windows 7 or Vista is not specified.

The news comes ahead of an expected preview edition of Windows 9, which will reportedly release either September or October. Given we're fairly late in September now, it's reasonable to assume the date has been pushed to October, though Microsoft is expected to officially unveil the new OS during a September 30 event in San Francisco (that's tomorrow). Chief among the expected changes is the glorious return of the Windows start button.

Windows 9 is expected to release in April.

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Yes it's copyrino pastachino. Deal with it.

Windows 7 is still better

Agreed!!!

You'll want Windows 8. The (shitty imo) start menu returns just like it was in Win7, but with all the speed and benefits of Win8.

Isn't this to be announced on the 30th? + Anyone think this will be the 'Vista' of the previous 'XP'.

I'm not looking forward to this, nor the automatic update. Admittedly I was one to bash Windows 8.1 because of the new start menu or whatever they called it. I for the longest time was a die hard Windows 7 till I die kind of guy. But after using 8.1 I've grown to really like the start menu. I've got my tiles setup the way I want, and I like it that way.

If Windows 9 is reverting back to Windows 7 start menu, count me out.



Clean, sleek, and setup the way I want it.

By the looks of what ive read on The Verge It wont be called Windows 9

Win Xp ftw!

lol NOW they want to revert to Windows 7 theme :ha!:

i hope they get rid of the shitty metro UI